American Water Works Co. Inc.
AWK
Market Cap$28.66B
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Earnings Call Q4 2024
February 20, 2025 - AI Summary
Solid Financial Performance: American Water reported 2024 earnings of $5.39 per share, an increase of $0.49 compared to 2023. The growth was driven by $0.12 per share from favorable weather conditions and $0.09 from incremental interest income. Excluding these impacts, revenues rose primarily due to authorized rate increases and organic customer growth.
Affirmed 2025 EPS Guidance: The company is maintaining its 2025 EPS guidance of $5.65 to $5.75 per share, which represents an anticipated 8% growth compared to 2024's weather-normalized EPS. This is part of their long-term strategy aiming for consistent EPS growth between 7% and 9% through 2029 and beyond.
Regulatory and Capital Investment Strategy: American Water successfully completed seven significant rate cases in 2024, effectively positioning itself for future infrastructure investments as it plans to invest over $3 billion annually. This includes a focus on maintaining affordability while meeting regulatory requirements, with customer bills expected to remain under 1% of median household income.
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$119.16
11% downside
Current Fair Value
11% downsideOvervalued by 11% based on the discounted cash flow analysis.
Share Statistics
| Market cap | $28.66 Billion |
|---|---|
| Enterprise Value | $43.09 Billion |
| Dividend Yield | $3.06 (2.08248264597795%) |
| Earnings per Share | $5.39 |
| Beta | 0.73 |
| Outstanding Shares | 195,000,000 |
Return
| Return on Equity | - |
|---|---|
| Return on Assets | - |
| Return on Invested Capital | - |
Valuation & Multiples
| P/E Ratio | 26.75 |
|---|---|
| PEG | 247.47 |
| Price to Sales | 5.58 |
| Price to Book Ratio | -1.14 |
| Enterprise Value to Revenue | 8.95 |
| Enterprise Value to EBIT | 25.83 |
| Enterprise Value to Net Income | 40 |
| Total Debt to Enterprise | 0.33 |
| Debt to Equity | 1.37 |
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About American Water Works Co. Inc.
7,100 employees
CEO: Walter Lynch ith a history dating back to 1886, American Water is the largest and most geographically diverse U.S. publicly traded water and wastewater utility company. The company employs more than 6,800 dedicated professionals who provide regulated...